Global Carbon Advisory

Carbon Credits Category

Nature-Based Solutions

Projects that conserve, restore, or enhance ecosystems while delivering measurable climate mitigation.

Definition

Nature-based solutions generate credits by avoiding deforestation, restoring degraded land, or improving land management with measurable emissions reductions or removals.

Project types

  • Afforestation and reforestation (ARR)
  • Improved forest management
  • REDD+ and avoided conversion
  • Soil carbon and regenerative agriculture

Methodologies & standards

  • Verra VCS AFOLU methodologies
  • Gold Standard Land Use & Forests
  • Plan Vivo community forestry standards
  • ART TREES for jurisdictional REDD+

Environmental & social co-benefits

  • Biodiversity conservation and habitat connectivity
  • Watershed protection and soil health
  • Livelihood support and local employment
  • Community tenure and governance strengthening

Buyer suitability

Suitable for buyers seeking nature-linked credits with strong co-benefits, provided projects demonstrate robust safeguards, permanence planning, and transparent monitoring.

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